Nolan’s “Odyssey” Misses the Point Nolan’s “Odyssey” Misses the Point
The big-budget movie keeps much of the violence and spectacle but none of the nuance and wit of the classical epic.
Jul 23, 2026 / Katha Pollitt
I Thought I Knew Gaza. Then I Went Back. I Thought I Knew Gaza. Then I Went Back.
After nearly three years, I finally returned to my homeland. I wasn’t prepared for what I found.
Jul 23, 2026 / Athar Abu Samra
War House War House
When monuments to democracy become monuments to war.
Jul 23, 2026 / OppArt / Michel Moro Gómez
World Cup Hydration Breaks Were Not About Commercials World Cup Hydration Breaks Were Not About Commercials
As the world gets hotter, playing sports in the heat gets more dangerous. Telemundo is the only publication that got this right.
Jul 23, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
Marco Rubio’s Cuba Fantasies Are More Dangerous Than They Seem Marco Rubio’s Cuba Fantasies Are More Dangerous Than They Seem
Little Marco is a modern-day Joe McCarthy, brandishing a list of supposed Cuban influence agents.
Jul 23, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Fake Controversy Behind Little Italy’s “Exclusion” The Fake Controversy Behind Little Italy’s “Exclusion”
The Italian American establishment’s hysterical response to Mayor Mamdani’s map of immigrant enclaves reveals a cynical politics of victimhood.
Jul 23, 2026 / Chris Gelardi
Cuba Will Not Be Starved Into Submission Cuba Will Not Be Starved Into Submission
A Cuban diplomat talks about the human cost of the US blockade, Cuba’s economic liberalization, and the gains of the revolution that Havana says are not up for negotiation.
Jul 22, 2026 / Q&A / Bhaskar Sunkara
Slavery’s Musical Threads Slavery’s Musical Threads
As ICE violence resurges in the US, the musical history of black Brazil offers lessons in resistance.
Jul 22, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
15 Years Ago, Anders Breivik Massacred 77 People. Norway Is Determined to Treat Him Humanely. 15 Years Ago, Anders Breivik Massacred 77 People. Norway Is Determined to Treat Him Humanely.
Our prisons, ourselves.
Jul 22, 2026 / Jean Casella
Quilted Call to Action Quilted Call to Action
Every act of dissent helps mend the fabric of democracy.
Jul 22, 2026 / OppArt / Jane Pearlmutter